Whitman county
Whitman county's smallest bird species
What is the Calliope Hummingbird?
The only species in the Palouse known to hold "funerals"
What are American Crows?
The most common shorebird in many areas of the Palouse. Known for their poor nest placement and piercing call. Has a unique nest defense mechanism.
What is the Killdeer?
The most frequently seen duck species in the Palouse year round.
What is the Mallard?
The only native gamebird to Whitman county
What is the Ruffed Grouse?
The name of Whitman county's longest road running along the Snake River
What is Wawawai River Rd?
A family of shorebirds that are most frequently seen swimming
What are the phalaropes?
A large shorebird with bubblegum pink legs
What is the Black-necked Stilt?
May through September, these two annual hawk species have been recorded less than 3 times in Whitman county
What is the summer frequency of American Goshawk and Rough-legged Hawk?
A summer resident to Whitman county, this species is known to projectile-vomit when threatened
What is the Turkey Vulture?
The hotspot in Whitman county with the highest species total
What is Central Ferry HMU?
With multiple species occurring in Whitman county, many species in this family are known to sleep while in flight
What's a fun fact about swifts?
The only wintering sparrow in the Palouse that has white outer tail feathers
What is the Dark-eyed Junco?
A species nearly exclusively known from an introduced population in western Washington. However, a small but healthy population exists in the southeast corner of the state and is infrequently spotted.
What is the Mountain Quail?
This small owl is most frequently heard in the late Fall and inhabits 3/4 of Washington's mountain ranges.
What is the Boreal Owl?
Whitman county's only reliable location for annual Northern Pygmy Owl and Chestnut-backed Chickadee
What is Tekoa Mountain?
Not uncommon on the Snake River during the spring, this aquatic species is incapable of walking on land.
What is odd about the Common Loon?
Tear drop eye-ring, olive-green upperparts, noticeable crest on the head.
What are the field marks of the Western Flycatcher?
A mid-sized shorebird which is regular in small numbers east of the Cascades, but rare on the west side.
What is the Stilt Sandpiper?
An acrobatic native passerine that now nearly exclusively lives in man-made nest sites in the Western US. This species has a fun banding code.
What is the Purple Martin?
Whitman county's eBird species total rounded to the nearest 10.
What is the total "290"?
These Whitman county shorebirds are some of the only to brood parasitize
What's an odd behavior of the American Avocet and (sometimes) Black-necked Stilt?
An empid who's diagnostic behavior is tail-dipping/pumping tail down
What is the Gray Flycatcher?
An abundant summering species to Whitman county, this species is numerous in the Old World under a different name.
What is the Bank Swallow?
These two hotspots are tied with a record-holding 19 species of warbler recorded on eBird. There are no other hotspots in Washington state even close to reaching this number.
What's special about the Davenport Cemetery & Washtucna?